1. The Space Age ________ in October 1957 when the first artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union.

　　A. initiated (initial起初的开始的，initiative起初阶段主动地位领先优势initiate v某事发生)

　　B. orginated (origin、originate from某事从某处发源sb originate sth某人发明/创造什么东西)

　　C. embarked (embark on doing sth开始一件令人激动的事情)

　　★D. commenced (commence重大的事件及历史时期的开始)

　　launch发射升空

　　lease租约

　　answer：D

　　2. John said that he didn't quite ________ and asked me to repeat what Ihad said.

　　A. snatch up掠夺忽然行动

　　B. summon up鼓起勇气积累信心

　　C. catch on

　　D. watch out当心

　　▲表示明白的六级2个词组

　　make sense of (make sense) / catch on =understand

　　answer：C

　　3. When he tried to make a ________, he found that the hotel that he wanted was completely filled because of a convention.(99年1月最后一次)

　　A. complaint (complain v抱怨)

　　B. claim

　　C. reservation

　　×D. decision

　　answer：C

　　4. A budget of five dollars a day is totally ________ for a trip round Europe.

　　A. inadequate不够的不充分的

　　B. incapable无能的、绝望的、无助的

　　C. incompatible ≠ compatible (正确答案只有 - >incompatible with与……对立【没有 - > compatible with与……协调】)

　　D. invalid违法的、无效的、不正确的、无理由的

　　valid有效的

　　answer：A

　　5. In our highly technological society, the number of jobs for unskilled workers is ________.

　　A. sbrinking减少

　　B. obscuring只考形容词形式，表示“费解，晦涩”，做动词“使……费解，使……模糊不清”

　　C. altering

　　×D. constraining

　　alter：change

　　alteration n变化改变

　　alternate adj轮流的交换的v交替轮换

　　alternative n异端异类adj选择性的二中选一的

　　misfit不合时宜 - >alternative不指蛊惑仔指精神上学术著作上的异端异类

　　answer：A

　　6. The fire has caused great losses, but the factory tried to ________ the consequences by saying that the damage was not as serious as reported.

　　×A. decrease

　　B. subtract数字的减少

　　C. minimize

　　D. degrade v (使)降级使堕落使退化

　　extravagant奢侈的过分的重要的

　　answer：C

　　7. If the world is to remain peaceful, the utmost effort must be made by nations to limit local ________.(局部战争)

　　A. collisions n (运动物体)碰撞冲突(文化意识或战争)(collide运动物体碰撞)

　　B. combats战争中的小战斗突袭

　　●●C. contradictions反驳驳斥矛盾

　　D. conflicts长期战争内心冲突争执

　　utmost = most extreme

　　answer：D